Jeremiah 26

Cities of Judah Warned

1 In the beginning of the reign of 1Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,
2 "Thus says the LORD, '2Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah who have 3come to worship in the LORD'S house 4all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. 5Do not omit a word!
3 '6Perhaps they will listen and everyone will turn from his evil way, that 7I may repent of the calamity which I am planning to do to them because * of the evil of their deeds.'
4 "And you will say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, "8If you will not listen to Me, to 9walk in My law which I have set before you,
5 to listen to the words of 10My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;
6 then I will make this house like 11Shiloh, and this city I will make a 12curse to all the nations of the earth.""'

A Plot to Murder Jeremiah

7 The 13priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
8 When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, "14You must die!
9 "Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD saying, 'This house will be like Shiloh and this city will be 15desolate, without inhabitant '?" And 16all the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
10 When the 17officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD and sat in the 18entrance of the New Gate of the LORD'S house.
11 Then the priests and the prophets 19spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, "A 20death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied 21against this city as you have heard in your hearing."
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people, saying, "22The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
13 "Now therefore 23amend your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you.
14 "But as for me, behold, 24I am in your hands; do with me as is good and right in your sight.
15 "Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring 25innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city and on its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing."

Jeremiah Is Spared

16 Then the officials and all the people 26said to the priests and to the prophets, "No 27death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."
17 Then 28some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 "29Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, 'Thus the LORD of hosts has said, "30Zion will be plowed as a field, And Jerusalem will become ruins, And the 31mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."'
19 "Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not 32fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and 33the LORD changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are 34committing a great evil against ourselves."
20 Indeed, there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from 35Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah.
21 When King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and all the officials heard his words, then the 36king sought to put him to death; but Uriah heard it, and he was afraid and 37fled and went to Egypt.
22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: 38Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him went into Egypt.
23 And they brought Uriah from Egypt and led him to King Jehoiakim, who 39slew him with a sword and cast his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
24 But the hand of 40Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was 41not given into the hands of the people to put him to death.

Cross References 41

  • 1. 2 Kings 23:36; 2 Chronicles 36:4, 5
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 24:20, 21; Jeremiah 7:2; Jeremiah 19:14
  • 3. Deuteronomy 12:5
  • 4. Jeremiah 1:17; Jeremiah 42:4; Matthew 28:20; Acts 20:20, 27
  • 5. Deuteronomy 4:2
  • 6. Isaiah 1:16-19; Jeremiah 36:3-7
  • 7. Jeremiah 18:8; Jonah 3:8
  • 8. Leviticus 26:14; 1 Kings 9:6; Isaiah 1:20; Jeremiah 17:27; Jeremiah 22:5
  • 9. Jeremiah 32:23; Jeremiah 44:10, 23
  • 10. 2 Kings 9:7; Ezra 9:11; Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 25:3, 4
  • 11. Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 4:12; Psalms 78:60, 61; Jeremiah 7:12, 14
  • 12. 2 Kings 22:19; Isaiah 65:15; Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 25:18
  • 13. Jeremiah 5:31; Micah 3:11
  • 14. Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 18:23; Lamentations 4:13, 14; Matthew 21:35, 36; Matthew 23:34, 35; Matthew 27:20
  • 15. Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 33:10
  • 16. Acts 3:11; Acts 5:12
  • 17. Jeremiah 26:21
  • 18. Jeremiah 36:10
  • 19. Jeremiah 18:23
  • 20. Deuteronomy 18:20; Matthew 26:66
  • 21. Jeremiah 38:4; Acts 6:11-14
  • 22. Jeremiah 1:17, 18; Jeremiah 26:15; Amos 7:15; Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29
  • 23. Jeremiah 7:3, 5; Jeremiah 18:8, 11; Jeremiah 26:3; Jeremiah 35:15; Joel 2:14; Jonah 3:9; Jonah 4:2
  • 24. Jeremiah 38:5
  • 25. Numbers 35:33; Proverbs 6:16, 17; Jeremiah 7:6
  • 26. Jeremiah 26:11; Jeremiah 36:19, 25; Jeremiah 38:7, 13
  • 27. Acts 5:34-39; Acts 23:9, 29; Acts 25:25; Acts 26:31
  • 28. Acts 5:34
  • 29. Micah 1:1
  • 30. Nehemiah 4:2; Psalms 79:1; Jeremiah 9:11; Micah 3:12
  • 31. Isaiah 2:2, 3; Jeremiah 17:3; Micah 4:1; Zechariah 8:3
  • 32. 2 Chronicles 29:6-11; 2 Chronicles 32:26; Is 37:1, 4, 15-20
  • 33. Exodus 32:14; 2 Samuel 24:16
  • 34. Jeremiah 44:7; Habakkuk 2:10
  • 35. Joshua 9:17; 1 Samuel 6:21; 1 Samuel 7:2
  • 36. 2 Chronicles 16:10; 2 Chronicles 24:21; Jeremiah 36:26; Matthew 14:5
  • 37. 1 Kings 19:2-4; Matthew 10:23
  • 38. Jeremiah 36:12
  • 39. Jeremiah 2:30
  • 40. 2 Kings 22:12-14; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5-7
  • 41. 1 Kings 18:4; Jeremiah 1:18, 19

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Jeremiah 26 Commentaries

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